Thrissur (Kerala), April 23 (IANS) In the aftermath of the Mundathikkode fireworks tragedy, authorities have decided to hold this year’s Thrissur Pooram without fireworks, significantly scaling down one of Kerala’s most iconic temple festivals.The decision was taken on Thursday at a high-level meeting led by Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan at the Thrissur Collectorate. The meeting was attended by two of his cabinet colleagues, local MP and Union Minister for Tourism Suresh Gopi, two local leg…
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Imphal, April 7 (IANS) To prevent further escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet and mobile data services, including broadband, for three days across five Imphal valley districts.The government move came hours after a deadly bomb attack in Bishnupur district, reportedly carried out by suspected Kuki militants, claimed the lives of two children, officials said.According to a notification issued by Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home) N. Ashok Kumar, the decision…
Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday, rejected allegations that his party acts as a proxy for the BJP and criticised the Congress for failing to effectively counter the ruling party, during his visit to Gujarat. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Owaisi said: “I am not a B-team of the BJP. I am the original ‘M’ team — the team of the marginalised, not just minorities”, asserting that AIMIM represents underre…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Wednesday, a plea filed by the Muslim side challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order in the long-standing Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district. As per the causelist published on the official website of the apex court, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi will take up the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin W…
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) With the Hindu festival of Holi approaching and the holy month of Ramadan currently underway, All India Muslim Jamaat chief Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Thursday appealed to members of all communities to respect each other’s religious sentiments to ensure peace and harmony during the celebrations.The Hindu community is set to celebrate Holi on March 5, while Muslims are observing Ramadan, a sacred month marked by fasting and prayer. In view of the overlapping occas…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday criticised the reported release of a sequel to the film The Kerala Story, alleging that it was part of a deliberate attempt to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular fabric. In a statement, Vijayan said the first part of the film contained “blatant falsehoods, communal propaganda and anti-Kerala narratives,” and claimed that it had been rejected by the people of the state.He alleged that …
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday lodged a complaint with Hyderabad police demanding immediate criminal action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for his “violent video” showing him “shooting Muslims”. Lodging a complaint with Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar against Sarma for his “deliberate and malicious acts of outraging the religious feelings of Muslims”, the Hyderabad MP accused the Assam Chief Minister of promoting enmity between two religious comm…
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) A delegation of the National Defence College in New Delhi called on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday, during which he highlighted the state’s unparalleled contribution to the nation’s unity and sovereignty, its legacy of valour and communal harmony. Interacting with the delegation, the Chief Minister said, “Punjab has given the Indian armed forces distinguished military leaders and braveheart soldiers who have always made supreme sacrifices for t…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai has responded to the ongoing debate about the communal undertones in the film industry.He has subtly rejected the allegations made by some artists, such as A R Rahman, saying that this is an age-old phenomenon in the industry and nothing new to be discussed now.Speaking exclusively to IANS, the ‘Taal’ maker said that the issue has been persistent in society for several years, and those who wish to focus on their work remain unaffected by such …
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Aiming to spread the values of brotherhood and national integration, a group of scholars on Sunday called on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and shared their plans to popularise the Sufi culture, calling it the best antidote against radical thoughts. Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) Hazrat Syed Naseruddin Chishty, the successor of the present spiritual head and hereditary Sajjadanashin (custodian) of the Ajmer Dargah, said NSA Doval appre…